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Vermont Department of Health confirms first EEE death since 2012 WPTZVt. health officials report first triple-e death since 2012 WCAXSecond EEE death confirmed in N. H. Boston.comN. H. resident who contracted EEE in August later died, officials say The Boston GlobeFirst EEE death reported in Vermont since 2012 NBC Boston

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Is Shapeshifting in Ways ‘Never Identified Before’ GizmodoHubble takes new look at Jupiter’s Great Red Spot ESA/HubbleJupiter's Great Red Spot shows unexpected size changes Phys.orgJupiter's Great Red Spot Is Acting Very Strangely, Puzzling Scientists FuturismNASA's Hubble Watches Jupiter's Great Red Spot Behave Like a Stress Ball Hubble Space Telescope

Author Han Kang was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for her “intense poetic prose” on Oct. 10, per a press release by The Royal Swedish Academy. Kang’s work focuses on “historical traumas,” colonial violence, and the “fragility” of humanity, the academy continued. The South Korean author is known for works such as The Vegetarian—which won the International Booker prize in 2016—The White Book, Human Acts, and Greek Lessons.

First wave of COVID-19 increased risk of heart attack, stroke up to three years later National Institutes of Health (NIH) (.gov)Severe COVID-19 infection increases heart attack and stroke risk as much as having a history of heart disease, study finds University of Southern CaliforniaCOVID-19 may increase risk of death years after infection: Study The HillCOVID-19 may increase heart attack and stroke risk for years American Heart Association NewsStudy links COVID infection to heart attacks, strokes University of Minnesota Twin Cities

America's H5N1 bird flu outbreak grows as CDC confirms third case in California Daily MailCalifornia reports two more likely avian flu infections in dairy workers University of Minnesota Twin CitiesCalifornia reports third confirmed human case of bird flu, plus 2 more potential cases The Hill

Scientists finally put a face to the biggest bug to ever crawl the Earth The IndependentCar-Sized Creepy Crawly Finally Revealed In All Its Glory ForbesNever-before-seen head of prehistoric, car-size 'millipede' solves evolutionary mystery Livescience.comThe largest arthropod to ever live finally has a head Science News MagazineScientists recreate the head of this ancient 9-foot-long bug The Associated Press